Obadiah 1:18

And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.

Cross-references

Obadiah 1:16 speaks of nations drinking God's wrath and vanishing, paralleling Edom's complete destruction in v18.

Obadiah 1:10 gives the cause (violence against Jacob) and result (cut off forever) for the fire judgment in v18.

Obadiah 1:9 Parallel

Obadiah 1:9 describes Edom's warriors cut off by slaughter, preceding the fire judgment in v18 — same event from another angle.

Psalm 83:6 Parallel

Psalm 83 lists Edom among conspirators and prays for fire to consume them, echoing Obadiah's judgment by fire.

Zechariah 12:6 uses the same fire-and-stubble imagery for Judah consuming surrounding nations, echoing Obadiah's prophecy.

Isaiah 10:17 uses fire and flame imagery for God's judgment, similar to the fire from Jacob consuming enemies in Obadiah.

Nahum 1:10 Parallel

Nahum 1:10 says Nineveh is consumed like fully dried stubble — a parallel image of total destruction by fire.

Isaiah 47:14 directly says Babylon is like stubble that fire consumes — nearly identical imagery to Obadiah's judgment on Edom.

Joel 2:5 Parallel

Joel 2:5 describes locusts as a flame devouring stubble, using the same fire-and-stubble image for an invading judgment.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 uses the same image of evildoers as stubble consumed by fire, reinforcing the theme of final divine judgment.

Jeremiah 49:13 prophesies Edom's perpetual desolation — reinforcing the complete destruction of Edom here.

Psalm 137:7 Historical context

Psalm 137:7 recalls Edom's role in Jerusalem's fall — the historical backdrop for the judgment pronounced on Edom here.

Amos 9:12 Parallel

Amos 9:12 says Israel will possess Edom's remnant — aligning with the destruction and displacement of Edom here.

Micah 5:8 Parallel

Micah 5:8 depicts the remnant of Jacob like a lion devouring enemies, parallel to the consuming fire of Jacob in Obadiah.

Isaiah 31:9 Parallel

Isaiah 31:9 associates fire with Zion as God's judgment, reinforcing the fire from Jacob in Obadiah.

Isaiah 11:14 describes Israel laying hands on Edom — a similar future victory over Edom as the burning judgment here.

Isaiah 5:24 Parallel

Isaiah 5:24 uses the same 'stubble consumed by fire' metaphor for Israel's judgment, showing it as a common divine judgment image.